Dress back protector



1935- c. G. FOWLER 1,989,309

DRES S BACK PROTECTOR Filed Oct. 27, 1933 INVENTOR 8 Grace 6. Fowwr 'rtanaa'lmzaiess M 1,989,309

UNITED STATES PAfsN OFFICE' mutation oatm- 2131933, No. 005,411

IClaim. (ma-4s) This invention relatesto a dress protector and of the protecting panel, as at 4. An elastic strip more particularly to a dress back protector which 5 adapted to encircle the waist of the wearer in use substantially protects the entire back of a slidably extends through a hem 6 along the lower wearers dress. At the present time many women horizontal edge of the back protecting panel and 5 are annoyed by the perspiration of the back being forms a circular belt, the two ends of'the belt 8 absorbed by the dress and in many instances being attached by the use of the hook and eye dresses are permanently stained by the mineral .7 or similar catch device. Loops 8 on the lower substances carried by such moisture, or the dress ends of the shoulder straps 3 slldably engage the quickly becomes soiled. belt 5. By reason of these slidable loops 8 and the 10 The prlncipal object of my invention is to prefact that the belt 5 removably extends through a 10 vent such saturation, staining or soiling of the hem 6 the elastic belt may be entirely removed outer garment, and to provide a protector which whenever it is desired to launder the protector does not necessitate attachment as by sewing or panel, but this is not necessary. stitching to the other garments worn and which In use this dress back protector is slipped on may be readily laundered. by the wearer in a coat-like fashion with the arms 15 Hfurther object of my dress back protector is placed into the shoulder straps 3 and the belt 5 to prevent the perspiration from reaching the fastened by the hook and eye 7. This of course dress of the wearer and the resultant fading of is put' on before the costume slip and before the those portions of a garment subject to the molsdress. With the back. protector thus in place 80 ture or perspiration. each loop 8 on the lower end of each shoulder strap A further object ofthe invention is to produce 3 may be slidably positioned at any point on their asimple and inexpensive device and yet one which respective portion of the belt 5 to best conform will be exceedingly effective for the purpose for to the wearer's comfort. which it is designed. From the foregoing description it will be readily These obiects I accomplish by means of such: seen that I have produced such a device as sub 25 structure and relative arrangement of parts as will stantially fulfills the objects ofthe invention as set fully appear by a perusal of the following speciforth herein.

flcgtion and claim, While this specification sets forth in detail the In the. drawing similar characters of reference present and preferred-construction cf the device,

indicate corresponding parts in the several views: still in practice such deviations from such detail 30 Fig. 1 is a fanciful back outline of a female may be resorted to as do not form a departure.

torso showing the protector in use. from the spirit of the invention, as defined by the Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the appended claim. dress protector. Having thus described by invention what I I Referring now more particularly to the charclaim as new and useful and desire to secure by 35 acters of reference on the drawing, the numeral; Letters Patent is:

1 denotes the protecting panel of the dress protec- A dress protector comprising a rectangular tor. This is preferably made of fine muslin'or panel of a material adapted to resist permeation batiste which'are not so absorbent as linen. It of body moisture and of a length to extend sub- 40 could be made of silk. It may be made of flesh stantially from the shoulders to the waistline of 40 numeral 3 denotes the shoulder straps, which may -of the straps, the waist band extending through colored chiffon or net for wear under transparent the wearer, a hem along the lower edge of the dresses. In manufacture the vertical edges 2 of panel, anelastic waist band extending through the the protector panel may be picoted or hemmed, hem, shoulder straps fixed at one end to the upper or they may be edged with lace as desired. The corners of the paneLand loops in the other ends be fine linen tape or any narrow thin tape, and such loops. these shoulder straps are sewn to the top corners GRACE G. FOWLER. 

